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A specimen book of pattern papers designed for and in use at the Curwen Press
- Title
- A specimen book of pattern papers designed for and in use at the Curwen Press / with an introduction by Paul Nash.
- Author
- Curwen Press.
- Publication
- London : Published for the Curwen Press by the Fleuron Ltd., 1928.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Permit needed | Schlosser 195 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
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- Description
- [2], xiv, [7] p., [124] p. of plates : 31 samples (some col.); 32 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Printed at the Curwen Press, Plaistow"--P. [7] (3rd group).
- Samples (each [4] p. on 2 double leaves) comprise 21 patterns reproduced from drawings and 10 reproduced from wood engravings: drawn by Lovat Fraser (1-7), Albert Rutherston (8-14), Margaret James (15-16), Thomas Lowinsky (17-18), E.O. Hoppé (19), Edward Bawden (20), Paul Nash (21); engraved by Paul Nash (22-24), Enid Marx (25-29), Eric Ravilious (30), Harry Carter (31).
- Col. vignette on t.p. and col. headpieces by Edward Bawden; cf. Curwen Press miscellany (London, 1931), p. 75.
- Binding, publisher's, of patterned paper boards (for paper pattern, cf. sample 23).
- Call Number
- Schlosser 195
- LCCN
- 48043898
- OCLC
- 16084723
- NYPG89-B58811
- Author
- Curwen Press.
- Title
- A specimen book of pattern papers designed for and in use at the Curwen Press / with an introduction by Paul Nash.
- Imprint
- London : Published for the Curwen Press by the Fleuron Ltd., 1928.
- Local Note
- "This edition consists of 145 copies for sale in England by the Fleuron Limited and 75 copies for sale in the United States by Random House Inc. This is number 202."--P. [2] (1st group).Additional sample ([1] leaf ; 10 x 9 cm.) laid in.Schlosser Coll. copy partly unopened.
- Local Subject
- Decorative paper -- Specimens.
- Added Author
- Nash, Paul, 1889-1946.Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1890-1921.Rutherston, Albert, 1881-1953.James, Margaret.Lowinsky, Thomas.Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878-1972.Bawden, Edward, 1903-1989, illustrator.Marx, Enid, 1902-1998.Ravilious, Eric, 1903-1942.Carter, Harry.
- Research Call Number
- Schlosser 195